Strand for rugs



Dec. 6,1921.

P. C. WAHTE STRAND FOR BUGS Filed June 7. 1926 IN VEN TOR.

%TORNEYS% Patented Dec. 6, 19.27.

- UNITED STATES PHILIP C. F OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOB T0 WAITE CARPET 0F OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

company,

STRAND on noes.

J Application filed June 7,

In the making of rugs at the present time, it is customary to use strands made of twisted paper, and inorder to secure a mottled or variegated e'fl'ectin the strands, it is customary to. twist together strips of different colored paper, vthereby making a two stranded ,twine which affords the desired effect.

In making up strands in this way, it is customary to employ strips which are tinted is made from a single strip of paper printed in fast ink colors whichpermits the paper to be printed up as required, and, at the same time, permits of ready variation in the design and color scheme, and produces the 2 mottled or variegated effect of a two strandl ed twine of the character previously in "use.

Further details will 'appear from a description of the invention in'connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein- Figure 1 is a plan View of a strip of paper striped to display the variegated color effect; and

Figure 2 is a section of a strand of twine, greatly enlarged, embodying the characteristics of the present invention.

The strand of thepresent invention is formed from a strip A of paper which in the form 'shown is provided with diagonally extending stripes B and C, the former being of a light color, preferably the neutral tint of the paper itself, and the latter being of darker color applied by printing with light-fast ink on the surface of the neutral tinted paper. Obviously the arrangement and configuration of the color markings can be varied, but the diagonally striped ar-- raugement is one which lends. itself with peculiar advantage to the requirements of the present invention, in that the diagonal stripes willfoll'ow more or less closely the spirality given to the paper strip in the process of transforming it into a twine.

The twine is formedby pressing together the strip of paper, and then twisting-it as indicated in Fig. 2, and, when formed in this 19 26. Serial No. 114,197.

manner, the light and dark stripes will be .alternately' displayed in such a way as to give a soft mottled appearance to the texture of the rug composed from. the twine thus extending stripe will be-displayed with sufficient regularity and continuitytoi give the appearance of a multiple stranded twine.

It is preferred to employ paper of aneutral color which, of course,--will not tend to fade, and upon this background to print the stripes in fast ink colors which will ordinarily bemore uniform in shade than is possible in the maikng o'ftinted paper of the character now commonly. employed with which it is difficult to match colors inseparate batches of paper. Furthermore, by the employment of the printingiprocess here indicated, it will be possiblegto more readily vary the intended color effect, since any shade of, color canbe printed insu'ch quan-' tity or design as occasion may require, and

this permits the output to be more diversi fied than is possible in the use of-tinted pa- Eurthermore, by forming the twine from a single piece of paper, the manufacturing process will be simplified and cheapened,

and at the same time a'twine. composed of a ity of the twine, together with the. means described for varying the coloration of the completed twine, are all features of importance' in adapting the twine-to rug making requirements.

' I claim:

J A twine adapted for rug niakin'gand formed, and at the same time the spirally consisting 9-a"single strip of paper having ---onally extending stripes said strip being spirally twisted toproduce a twine having said stripes running in substantially the same direction as the spiral t'wistings to pro? duce the efl'ect of a twine composed of a pinrality of strands of different colors, sub

stantially as described.

2. A twine adapted for rug making and formed of a single strip of paper having a surface impression imprinted thereon in fast colors in the form of a variegated color pattern, said strip being twisted on a longitudi- 15 nal axis and the color pattern being so disposed as to produce the effect when twisted scribed.

PHILIP c. WAITE. 

